Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin with the final on 5 and 6 September 1959.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Béla Szekeres Hungary
|
 Great Britain
|
 Japan
|
Results[]
Heats[]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Poland |
3:59.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 |  Italy |
4:00.4 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Japan |
4:00.7 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 |  France |
4:02.8 | [2] | |
| 1 | 2 | Béla Szekeres | Hungary |
3:51.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Poland |
3:58.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Great Britain |
3:58.8 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 |  Switzerland |
4:00.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Abraham |  Venezuela |
4:36.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | Great Britain |
3:50.7 | Q[3] | |
| 2 | 3 |  West Germany |
3:51.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 |  Netherlands |
3:52.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Hungary |
3:53.8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Italy |
3:54.3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Johansson |  Sweden |
3:54.3 | |
| ? | France |
DQ | [2] |
Final[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Béla Szekeres | Hungary |
3:50.9 | |
 |
Great Britain |
3:52.0 | ||
 |
Japan |
3:52.1 | ||
| 4 | Great Britain |
3:52.1 | ||
| 5 | Poland |
3:54.0 | ||
| 6 | West Germany |
3:54.0 | ||
| 7 | Italy |
3:57.0 | [5] | |
| 8 | Poland |
3:59.5 |
References[]
- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 9. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b French results
- ^ Soviet results (p42)
- ^ García, Gerardo (7 September 1959). "Terminaron los Juegos de la Universiada" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Boccacini, Gigi (7 September 1959). "L'Universiade si è chiusa con un record italiano" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 24. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade
- 1500 metres at the Universiade